Today Using associative network (schema) theory to explain how emotion affects memory: Emotional state dependent memory Emotion congruent memory Evidence for and against the claim that emotional memories are… permanent (considering different meanings of “permanent”) no different from any other memory 3

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What is a schema? A mental representation or model of an object, event, or concept in LTM A network of associated information Individual pieces of information in a schema are called “nodes” Example: restaurant 5

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Emotional State-Dependent memory People remember information better if they learn it and recall it in the same emotional state For emotional state-dependent memory, the content or emotional tone of the information does not matter12